Morehead - 61 (Head Coach: Dick Fick) - [Unranked]

Player	Min	FG	FGA	3pt FG	3pt FGA	FT	FTA	Off Reb	Def Reb	Tot Reb	PF	Ast	St	BS	TO	Pts
John Williams	34	4	15	0	2	1	6	2	6	8	4	2	0	0	5	9
John Brannen	29	3	16	2	9	4	5	2	6	8	1	0	1	0	4	12
Tyrone Boardley	19	4	8	0	0	5	9	2	1	3	3	0	1	0	5	13
Mark Majick	36	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	2	0
Marty Cline	39	3	6	1	2	5	7	1	2	3	3	3	1	0	6	12
Mike Scrogham	16	0	3	0	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	3	0	1	2
Keith Kinzler	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	1	1	0	0
Jerry Fogle	18	5	9	1	1	2	6	3	1	4	0	1	1	0	2	13
Mike Gillespie	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team								4	0	4
Totals	200	19	62	4	19	19	35	15	20	35	18	8	10	1	25	61

Kentucky - 97 (Head Coach: Rick Pitino) - [Ranked 5th by AP]

Player	Min	FG	FGA	3pt FG	3pt FGA	FT	FTA	Off Reb	Def Reb	Tot Reb	PF	Ast	St	BS	TO	Pts
Rodrick Rhodes	26	1	5	1	4	7	8	0	3	3	5	5	5	2	2	10
Jared Prickett	12	3	7	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	5	1	0	0	1	6
Rodney Dent	18	12	12	0	0	0	0	4	2	6	5	0	2	0	1	24
Tony Delk	19	5	10	1	5	0	0	1	5	6	0	0	3	0	2	11
Travis Ford	27	2	5	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	5	1	1	5	6
Jeff Brassow	20	3	6	2	4	0	0	0	7	7	0	3	1	0	2	8
Andre Riddick	17	7	10	0	0	1	6	3	6	9	4	1	1	8	1	15
Gimel Martinez	19	3	7	0	1	2	2	1	6	7	3	5	2	0	3	8
Jeff Sheppard	13	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	4
Chris Harrison	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Epps	13	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	6	1	0	2	3
Walter McCarty	15	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	4	1	1	2	0	3	2
Team								3	2	5
Totals	200	40	71	6	21	11	17	14	39	53	24	27	19	11	23	97

Game Writeup - Courtesy of Dr. Jeffrey Neil Burch; Dr. J's UK Newsletter, Vol. 3 No. 17. (All Rights Reserved)

Cats Eradicate an Entourage of Egregious Eagles:

After a really slow start, in which UK led by only 7 at the half, UK exploded with great offense and tough defense to mash Morehead State 97-61.

This was a tough week for the Wildcats due to final exams. Their practices were at 5 AM during the week, and Pitino promised them that if they played poorly against the Eagles, there would be a midnight practice after the game. Walter McCarty started his first game as a Wildcat, due to aggravation of an old back problem on the part of Jared Prickett (who nevertheless played a little in the contest).

The Cats were off to a particularly sluggish start, starting 0-3 on 3 pointers and being unable to pull away from a stubborn Morehead team. Travis Ford had a rare blocked shot in the opening minutes, but it was relatively even in the first half. Morehead even got a 2 point lead, but couldn't hold it. UK went up by as much as 4 points on a few occasions, only to see MSU cut it to 1 point.

Ford and the other UK guards made several poor passes on fast breaks or the half court game which resulted in a large number of turnovers. Jeff Brassow, when inserted into the lineup, provided an instant spark on offense and defense, and boosted the crowd. McCarty, although not scoring much, did a good job rebounding and setting screens, and his efforts drew appreciation from the crowd. UK built a lead towards the end of the half a 10 point lead, only to see it cut to 43-37 on a Morehead 3 pointer.

In the second half, UK starting with an 18-0 surge, sparked by several monstrous Riddick blocks. During this run, Anthony Epps made his first 3 point basket as a Wildcat. Tony Delk got into synch as well - all his points came in the second half. A Brassow 3 pointer finished the scoring for the night and gave UK its 97-61 victory.

Rodney Dent started off with UK's first 3 baskets, and he simply could not miss! He was unstoppable inside, and had a career high 24 points, on 12-12 shooting from the floor. His performance set a new Kentucky record, eclipsing Kenny Walker's 11-11 display against Western Kentucky in the NCAA tournament, and surpassing his previous personal record of 19 points in a game. Only Dent's fouling out prevented him from adding to his record. Another great effort in this game came from Andre Riddick, who blocked 9 shots.

Rodney Dent shoots a contested shot over Morehead's Tyrone Boardley

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